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- Reminder: Join Us Thursday for Anne W. Johnsonâs Seminar in the Aerospace Latin America Lecture Series
- March 26 Presentation: âNASA, the Shuttle Era, and Public Engagement After Apolloâ
Reminder: Join Us Thursday for Anne W. Johnsonâs Seminar in the Aerospace Latin America Lecture Series
March 6 at 1 pm CST
Anne W. Johnson (Universidad
Iberoamericana in Mexico City)
"So Far from God, So Close to NASA"
Porfirio DÃaz memorably lamented, 'Poor Mexico, so far from God, so close to the United States.' The ambivalence historically felt
by many Mexicans toward its dominant northern neighbor has also made itself felt in the context of the space race. In this talk, Anne W. Johnson reflects on the historical role of NASA in diverse Mexican narratives about the human exploration of outer space,
showing how the agency has traditionally functioned as a symbolic condensation of U.S. power and technology.
Anne W. Johnson is a Professor
in the Graduate Program in Social Anthropology at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. She received her MA and PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin and holds a B.A. in Anthropology and Theater Arts from Brown University.
She is a member of Mexicoâs National System of Researchers, level 2. Her research interests include the social study of science and technology, the anthropology of the future, performance studies, historical memory, and material culture, and she has published
books, chapters, and journal articles in these fields. Her current project, based on ethnographic research with the Mexican Space Agency, a university space instrumentation laboratory, and a series of art collectives, revolves around Mexican imaginaries of
outer space and the future.
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About the Series: Over the course
of 2025, the NASA History Office is presenting a seminar series on the topic of Aerospace Latin America. This series will explore the origins, evolution, and historical context of aerospace in the region since the dawn of the Space Age, canvasing a broad range
of topics including aerospace infrastructure development, space policy and law, Earth science applications, and much more.
https://www.nasa.gov/history/aerospace-latin-america-a-history/
March 26 Presentation: âNASA, the Shuttle Era, and Public Engagement After Apolloâ
The next installment of the NASA History Office Speakers Series on March 26, 2025, at 12pm ET. Amy Kaminski,
author and champion for public engagement with space, science, and technology,
will be presenting on NASA, the Shuttle Era, and Public Engagement After Apollo.
She'll talk about how NASAâits leaders, astronauts, engineers, and public affairs and outreach officersâmade the decision to try to connect the space shuttle program
to broad segments of the American public. In the shadow of Apollo and under NASA's post-Apollo constraints, how did the space shuttle become a celebrated symbol of America's technological ambitions?
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